The Labour Councillors Section applauded the news that Justice and Home Affairs Minister Tonio Borg was calling for early elections to be held for a new Executive to be appointed at the Local Councils Association....

Five armed and hooded men got away with an undisclosed amount of money in a hold-up at Alf Mizzi and Sons in Marsa yesterday....

Malta Shipyards Ltd has secured a contract for the conversion of a heavy lift barge for a Dutch client, the company said in a statement yesterday. ...

HSBC Bank Malta has presented a new sponsorship of Lm15,000 to Young Enterprise for the next 12 months....

The Malta Labour Party will once again be organizing a fund-raising campaign on 31 March, a public holiday. Its theme will be “Another success thanks to you”....

The government is committed to embellish the south and improve its economy, Resources and Infrastructure Minister Ninu Zammit said while visiting Cospciua where a grove is being turned into a recreational area....

The total amount spent on last November’s CHOGM meeting was Lm2,559,275, CHOGM Task Force chairman, Ambassador Salv Stellini said yesterday....

Gozo Channel registered a profit of Lm273,000 for the year ending 30 September 2005, Investments, Industry and IT Minister Austin Gatt said yesterday....

William Petersen, whose role as Grissom in the original CSI has won him TV super stardom, turned 53 last month. ...

A Valletta man was yesterday given a prison term after pleading guilty to stealing car stereos and carrying an unlicensed weapon.Michael Zahra, 34, pleaded guilty ...